George Orwell1903–1950Speaking the Truth in times of universal deceit is a revolutionary act.
- “The Sporting Spirit”, Tribune (14 December 1945)
If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stomping on a human face—forever.
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949)All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.
Animal Farm (1945)If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.
- Politics and the English Language (1946)
- “Extracts from a Manuscript Notebook” (17 April 1949), The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell, vol. 4 (1968)
He who controls the present, controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future.
- Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949)
- Notes on Nationalism (1945)
To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.
“In Front of Your Nose,” Tribune (22 March 1946)For a creative writer possession of the ‘truth’’ is less important than emotional sincerity.
- Letter to Malcolm Muggeridge (4 December 1948), quoted in Malcolm Muggeridge: A Life (1980) by Ian Hunter
- Notes on Nationalism (1945)
Often credited to George Orwell
Quotes often credited to George Orwell that were said or written by someone else.
